Written by Erin Martin, Staff Writer Last week in a planning and budgeting meeting for Valdosta State University affairs, there was a discussion of a “HOPE Gap Scholarship” that will serve as a benefit for students in need of tuition funding. According to President Stanton, Valdosta State received a grant from an anonymous donor for the program. They are hoping ...

Editor’s Note: This story will update whenever more information is made available. Early Sunday morning, a VSU alert was sent out stating that gun shots were fired in the 1400 block of Sustella. According to the alert, three people were seen in a silver Accura headed towards a university parking lot. Text and email alerts were sent out around 2 a.m. ...

Written by Kenzie Kesselring, Opinions Editor On Saturday, Oct. 25, there was an anti-Muslim protest in downtown Valdosta. The protest was organized by Joey Williams in response to the Syrian refugee crisis, according to the Valdosta Daily Times. The protest began at 11 a.m. and lasted about an hour and a half, and there were around 30 people in attendance. “I ...

Written by Tatyana Phelps, Managing Editor Friends on campus are mourning Geraldo Vargas, who they remember as a smart, hard-working, funny and straight-A student. The 22-year-old VSU criminal justice major was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning on I-75. According to the Valdosta Daily Times, Vargas was driving southbound when he struck an unoccupied disabled vehicle in the ...

Written by Niamani Carlyle-Hollis, Staff Writer One in four college women report surviving rape or attempted rape at some point in their lifetime. In one year alone over 300,000 college women, which is over five percent of women enrolled in college and universities, experienced rape. Rape Aggression Defense System is a self defense system designed specifically for women in order ...

Written by Jordan Barela, Editor-in-Chief With all the new iPhones, Galaxies, Mac Books and even Segways comes the generation that uses this technology the most: millennials. According to the Pew Research Center, a millennial is someone born after 1980 and is part of the first generation to come of age in the new millennium. With millennials becoming a more prominent ...

Written by Tresia Bowles, Staff Writer Last Thursday, Oct. 15, the first session of “Brave Space” started in the Student Union. Brave Space is an open forum for any member of the LGBTQIAP+ community to come and discuss various topics. The forum is open to students, faculty, staff and graduate students to have serious discussions concerning current issues within the community. ...

Written by Tresia Bowles, Staff Writer  Whether there is a robber or a monkey on the loose, many VSU students, faculty and staff depend on the VSU Campus Alert System to alert them of any criminal activity happening on or near campus. However, many students have expressed concern over how helpful the campus alerts have actually been. The campus alert ...

Written by Tiarra Bell, Staff Writer As student loan debt extends well over $1 trillion, college graduates are burdened with years of staggering payments that leave many wondering, “Is it worth it?” An index report released by Gallup and Purdue University said that half of U.S. college alumni stated that going to college was not worth the cost, considering they ...

Written by Olivia Studdard, Staff Writer The Valdosta State University Faculty Senate led by President Peggy Moch and Vice President Mike Holt will meet today at 3:30 p.m. to discuss changes to student affairs including changes to Student Opinion of Instruction surveys. This decision has been prompted by a recent decline in completion of the surveys. SOIs give students the ...